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Life Expectancy (Male) by African country

2024

Male life expectancy at birth, in years.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
62.3population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Algeria · 75.1Lowest in 2024Chad · 53.4Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 64.4Democratic Republic of the Congo — 60.0Somalia — 56.5Kenya — 61.6Sudan — 63.4Chad — 53.4South Africa — 62.8Lesotho — 55.0Zimbabwe — 60.5Botswana — 66.8Namibia — 63.5Senegal — 67.0Mali — 59.3Mauritania — 66.7Benin — 59.5Niger — 60.5Nigeria — 54.3Cameroon — 61.8Togo — 62.7Ghana — 63.3Cote d'Ivoire — 60.2Guinea — 59.7Guinea-Bissau — 61.8Liberia — 61.0Sierra Leone — 60.2Burkina Faso — 59.1Central African Republic — 55.5Republic of the Congo — 64.3Gabon — 66.1Equatorial Guinea — 62.2Zambia — 64.1Malawi — 64.3Mozambique — 60.5Eswatini — 61.3Angola — 62.3Burundi — 61.8Madagascar — 62.1Gambia — 64.3Tunisia — 74.1Algeria — 75.1Eritrea — 66.8Morocco — 73.3Egypt — 69.7Libya — 69.6Ethiopia — 64.4Djibouti — 63.7Uganda — 65.5Rwanda — 65.7South Sudan — 54.8Nigeria 54.3Nigeria 54.3Ethiopia 64.4Ethiopia 64.4Kenya 61.6Kenya 61.6South Africa 62.8South Africa 62.82024HIGHEST IN 2024Algeria75.1Tunisia74.1Morocco73.3Cabo Verdenot drawn73.0Seychellesnot drawn72.1LOWEST IN 2024Chad53.4Nigeria54.3South Sudan54.8Lesotho55.0Central African Republic55.5PINNEDEthiopia64.419 of 54Kenya61.636 of 54South Africa62.828 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn65.0Mauritiusnot drawn70.3Sao Tome and Principenot drawn66.4years · quintiles of the observed range53.46061.864.166.775.1no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries70.2
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries63.1
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries62.7
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries60.1
Western Africa16 of 16 countries57.8
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure62.3

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Life Expectancy (Male)Male life expectancy at birth, in years.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unityears
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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Africa API (2026) — "Life Expectancy (Male)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/life-expectancy-male
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GET /v1/data?metric_key=life_expectancy_male_years&year=2024&limit=100

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The measures that explain this one.
DemographicsPopulationTotal mid-year population.DemographicsPopulation GrowthAnnual population growth rate.DemographicsLife ExpectancyLife expectancy at birth, in years.

Life Expectancy (Male): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryLife Expectancy (Male)Period
1Algeria75.1 years2024
2Tunisia74.1 years2024
3Morocco73.3 years2024
4Cabo Verde73.1 years2024
5Seychelles72.1 years2024
6Mauritius70.4 years2024
7Egypt69.7 years2024
8Libya69.6 years2024
9Senegal67 years2024
10Botswana66.8 years2024
11Eritrea66.8 years2024
12Mauritania66.7 years2024
13Sao Tome and Principe66.4 years2024
14Gabon66.1 years2024
15Rwanda65.7 years2024
16Uganda65.5 years2024
17Comoros65 years2024
18Tanzania64.4 years2024
19Ethiopia64.4 years2024
20Gambia64.4 years2024
21Republic of the Congo64.3 years2024
22Malawi64.3 years2024
23Zambia64.1 years2024
24Djibouti63.7 years2024
25Namibia63.5 years2024
26Sudan63.4 years2024
27Ghana63.3 years2024
28South Africa62.8 years2024
29Togo62.7 years2024
30Angola62.3 years2024
31Equatorial Guinea62.2 years2024
32Madagascar62.1 years2024
33Guinea-Bissau61.8 years2024
34Cameroon61.8 years2024
35Burundi61.8 years2024
36Kenya61.6 years2024
37Eswatini61.3 years2024
38Liberia61 years2024
39Zimbabwe60.5 years2024
40Niger60.5 years2024
41Mozambique60.5 years2024
42Sierra Leone60.2 years2024
43Cote d'Ivoire60.2 years2024
44Democratic Republic of the Congo60 years2024
45Guinea59.7 years2024
46Benin59.5 years2024
47Mali59.3 years2024
48Burkina Faso59.1 years2024
49Somalia56.5 years2024
50Central African Republic55.5 years2024
51Lesotho55 years2024
52South Sudan54.8 years2024
53Nigeria54.3 years2024
54Chad53.4 years2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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